STD Testing in Washington, CT: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Chlamydia cases in Litchfield County run about 61% lower than the national average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Washington, Connecticut, you have options ranging from cost-effective public clinics to speedy private labs, and at-home kits for convenience. Check the list below to weigh your choices.
9 testing options are listed for Washington, CT. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 6.0 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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Quest Diagnostics
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3.8(62)?
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Rated 3.8 out of 5 from 62 reviews
Address
11 Old Park Lane Road, New Milford, CT 06776 6.0 miles away
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8.5 miles
DOCS Urgent Care
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DOCS Urgent Care in New Milford folds STI testing into urgent-care appointments, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding fee scale with insurance and Medicaid accepted; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and Spanish is spoken on-site.
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Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
DOCS Urgent Care carries Spanish as a direct clinical language alongside interpretation services for additional languages. That means medical history, symptom detail, and treatment instructions move without a relay. The clinical conversation stays between patient and provider, full stop.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed Without a Specialist Referral
DOCS Urgent Care holds the standing capability to prescribe both PrEP and PEP directly, useful for anyone without a regular primary-care provider or who pays cash and needs to consolidate visits. Prevention medication and STI testing land in the same appointment rather than across separate offices.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Clinic
Hepatitis C treatment is managed on-site at DOCS Urgent Care, which means a confirmed diagnosis doesn't send a patient hunting for a specialist to begin medication. The path from antibody test to active treatment stays within the same clinic.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 13.8 miles
Apex Community Care
4.7(4)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 4 reviews
Apex Community Care in Torrington runs entirely free, no fees for any service, covering rapid HIV, hepatitis C, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia tests alongside same-visit bacterial treatment; an appointment is required.
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Zero Cost Across Every Service Offered
Fee-based clinics often tier their costs: free testing, but charges surface the moment treatment or counseling enters the picture. Apex Community Care charges nothing at any point: testing, treatment, prevention services, and ongoing HIV care all carry the same price.
Ryan White Funds a Full HIV Care Continuum
Ryan White funding at Apex Community Care sustains a structured HIV care program with dedicated medical staff who prescribe and monitor antiretroviral therapy, track viral load, and manage the long arc of HIV treatment. Not as a handoff, but as a continuing clinical relationship.
PrEP Prescribed and PEP Dispensed On-Site
Apex Community Care prescribes PrEP and provides PEP through its own clinical staff, which means a patient establishing prevention care stays with the same team rather than navigating separate providers for each medication.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV careSliding-scalePrEP
Needle Cleaning, Needle Exchange or Needle Distribution
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Harm Reduction
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
No Fee
Free STI Test
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 14.1 miles
Sullivan Senior Center
4.5(73)?
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 73 reviews
Sullivan Senior Center in Torrington earned its federally qualified designation by committing to income-based fees for anyone who walks through the door: insured, uninsured, or paying cash. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs sliding to match what patients can actually afford.
Planned Parenthood of Waterbury tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit they're found. Fees slide to income across all payers (Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted) with appointments required.
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Spanish-Speaking Staff Deliver Care Directly
Planned Parenthood of Waterbury maintains Spanish-language capacity on site and interpretation services for additional languages: meaning clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment adherence, and dosing happen with staff who can engage directly, not through a relay. That operational staffing choice shapes what a provider can actually ask and what a patient can actually say.
Title X Makes Minor Services Legally Confidential
Title X designation at this Waterbury location isn't a policy preference, it's a federal mandate. Under Title X, family planning and STI services provided to minors carry legal confidentiality protections, meaning those services cannot be disclosed without the minor's consent. That statutory guarantee is built into every relevant visit.
Three Prevention Prescriptions, One Practice
Leaving Waterbury with a PrEP script, a PEP course, or DoxyPEP after bacterial-STI exposure used to mean navigating separate providers. Each gap a point where follow-through breaks down. Planned Parenthood of Waterbury prescribes all three prevention tools directly, so none of that coverage depends on a second appointment at a second address.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Pregnant Women
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 14.4 miles
Community Health and Wellness Center
3.4(148)?
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Rated 3.4 out of 5 from 148 reviews
Community Health and Wellness Center in Torrington accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with sliding-scale fees for everyone else, covering HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB. Appointments required, with care available in Spanish.
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Spanish Speakers Get Full Clinical Continuity
Community Health and Wellness Center delivers care directly in Spanish: meaning test results, treatment plans, and PrEP counseling are explained, adjusted, and followed up in the same language, without a step lost in translation.
PrEP and PEP Are Prescribed Here, Not Arranged Elsewhere
Many STI clinics test and stop, leaving prevention medication to a separate provider. Community Health and Wellness Center prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, and covers PrEP costs for uninsured patients, so prevention doesn't stall at a handoff.
Substance-Use Treatment Is Staffed Alongside STI Services
Rather than operating in separate silos, Community Health and Wellness Center staffs substance-use treatment within the same clinical setting as STI care, allowing providers to coordinate prescribing, monitor treatment interactions, and manage both conditions under a shared care record.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is about 6 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Washington, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Washington, CT
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Litchfield County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Showing 2 of the CLIA-certified labs in Litchfield County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Washington. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Washington, CT who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,019 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Washington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 371 offer telehealth.
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Alphonse Altorelli, MD
Internal medicine · 125 New Milford Turnpike, New Preston
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Washington, CT
Compare the pharmacies closest to Washington, CT. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Washington, CT.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Washington, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Litchfield County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Litchfield County, the county that includes Washington, compare with Connecticut and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2021 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#15 of 17 Connecticut counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Litchfield County vs Connecticut vs U.S.
Litchfield CountyConnecticutU.S.▲▼ = Litchfield County vs the state average
Infection
Litchfield County
Connecticut
United States
Chlamydia
190.8353 cases▼ 48%
364.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
51.495 cases▼ 55%
113.3
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
2.75 cases▼ 63%
7.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
2.75 cases▼ 16%
3.2
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
2.24 cases▼ 86%
15.3
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2021. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Litchfield County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 22% vs 2020
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2021 in Litchfield County, chlamydia has risen from 156.6 to 190.8 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has risen from 45.4 to 51.4 per 100,000 (13%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 4.3 to 2.7 per 100,000 (37%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Washington, CT
Adults uninsured
6.3%
No routine checkup
17.3%
No transportation
5.3%
Binge drinking
14.6%
Frequent mental distress
13.6%
Depression
20.4%
Below poverty line
16.3%
Primary-care ratio
1,814 : 1
Litchfield County
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 41.1
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Litchfield County.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Litchfield County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
It's a comparatively well-off area. Washington, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, is a mid-size, rural community. A large share are college-educated, roughly 56.6% hold a degree, and the local job market is strong, with unemployment near 2.9%. Residents can get to a local clinic without much trouble, with at-home options as backup.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Washington, CT
Walkability6.34 / 20 · Below average
At 6.34/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Washington generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 06777 snapshot
Residents
1,802
Median age
49.5
Median income
$93,203
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 06777 area around Washington: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Washington alone.
Washington sits in Litchfield County, ZIP 06777. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Robin Hill
Bryan Plaza
Church Hill
Fenn Hill
Bell Hill
Baldwin Hill
Neighborhoods & communities
New Preston Hill Historic District
Major routes
US 202 (New Milford Turnpike)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Washington, CT
Just outside Washington? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Washington, CT: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Litchfield County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Connecticut law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Washington-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Washington often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in ConnecticutMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Connecticut law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Connecticut, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Connecticut permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
